Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today in a press conference, the arrest of 21 people in on charges of distributing and possessing explicit images of minors.
In the statewide sting, officials say out of the 21 arrested and charged, three were additionally charged with abuse of a minor.
Among those charged was Ms. Alize Tejada of Newark who allegedly assaulted a minor whom she was babysitting and subsequently posted a video of the incident on social media.
Attorney General Grewal stated that reports of minor abuse are significantly higher than the number reported at this time last year. The Attorney Generals office attributes this to the increase in time spent online because of the pandemic.
The following suspects were charged with:
Aaron Craiger, 34, of Oklahoma. Arrested March 18. Charged with Distributing and Possessing Explicit Images of Minors and Assault of a Minor.
Jason Berry, 40, of Keansburg. Arrested June 18. Charged with Distributing and Possessing Explicit Images of Minors and Assault of a Minor.
Alize Tejada, 21, of Newark. Charged with Manufacturing Explicit Images of Minors and Assault of a Minor.
Michael Gilpin, 42, of Union Beach. Arrested July 26. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Raymond Radziewicz, 53, of Bloomfield. Arrested July 7. Charged with Distributing and Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Brett Warfield, 21, of Carney’s Point. Arrested July 15. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Loic Atse, 18, of Aberdeen. Arrested July 23. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Donovan Falconer, 25, of Plainsboro. Arrested June 25. Charged with Distributing and Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Michael Ascough, 39, of Pompton. Arrested July 5. Charged with Distributing and Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Joseph Benestante, 65, of Bergenfield. Arrested July 21. Charged with Distributing Explicit Images of Minors.
Shawn Daily, 45, of Browns Mills. Arrested June 12. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Roy Dantz, 71, of Mount Laurel. Arrested June 18. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Christopher Crispino, 45, of Bellmawr. Arrested July 31. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Dwayne McCormick, 25, of Orange. Arrested July 8. Charged with Distributing and Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Juvenile Male, 15, of Gloucester County. Arrested July 22. Charged with Distributing and Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Julian Ceballos, 31, of Hamilton (Mercer County). Arrested June 26. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Timothy McMahon, 46, of Piscataway. Arrested May 21. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Edward Kross, 66, of Carteret. Arrested May 28. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Henry Ziolkowski, 66, of Toms River. Arrested July 10. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors.
Kevin Carrierri, 34, of Toms River. Arrested July 10. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors..
Matthew Marzullo, 20, of Hopatcong. Arrested July 1. Charged with Possessing Explicit Images of Minors..